Contemplative Portraits and Landscapes Capture the Working People of the American West

Equipped with a large format view camera, and inspired by the poetry of Richard Hugo, I’ve aimed to hint at narratives and relay the experiences of strangers met in settings that spur my own emotions. Ultimately, this body of work is a meditation on small town life, the landscape, and more importantly, the inner landscapes of common men.—Bryan Schutmaat

Grays the Mountain Sends is a series by Brooklyn-based photographer Bryan Schutmaat that documents working people in small mountain towns and mining communities in the American West.

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